Combination shade and curtain hanger



Sept. 14, 1943. J. H. MASUEN 2,329,533

COMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER Filed July 22; 1942 I L/ j Z2 24 23?3 I X/ 20.3} f /i T l l 4 I I U- 4- I6 10 IN VEN TOR John H- M ask/enPatented Sept. 14, 1943 p communion-SHADE AND CURTAIN V V: v John H'.Masuen, Iowa l" ppiic tiun July-22, 1942, .SerialNo. 451,885

Claim s (c1. 1 60 j My invention relates to a combined shade andvcurtain hanger.

An object of my invention is;to providea desi-rable combination of :ashade hanger and a cur-,

tain hanger wherein both can be mounted in a unitary structure, andwherein they are firmly supported in secure relation to each other.

A further object of my invention is to provide a. collapsiblearrangement which vwill allow ad-v justable movement of the parts to,accommo-; date various lengths of window'frames, shade rollers orcurtains. I

A further object of my invention; is to provide attaching means so thatthe .entire arrangement can be supported from only two points, and stillmaintain the effectivenesso'f-the device.

A further object-of myinvention is to providev a simplestructure. I p pI With these and other objects in View, my invention consists in theconstruction,v arrangement, and combination of the various parts of mydevice, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth,

members 18 and ;l9 as well as the screw 23, this bracket of coursehaving abase member I8 of lesser width, otherwise being substantiallythe same as the aforementioned bracket. The:

' racket I9 at the other end of the roller includes includesthe-inwardly extending portion :21. which. is,- adapted to. receive theoutwardly extending portion 28 of the channel 24. Received within thechannel member 26 is a male channel member 29 which extends asubstantial distance pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying a drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the arrangement as attached to an upperwindow frame,

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail thereof, and showing fragmentarysections,

Figure 3 is a sectional view of Figure 2 taken along the lines 33thereof, and

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view of Figurel taken along the lines44 thereof.

I have used the character ID to' designate a wall to which an upperwindow frame II is attached.

My invention comprises a female channel member I2 having the sideportions I3 and which member I2 is firmly secured at one point by meansof the wood-screw I4 having a fiat head received in'the opening IS. Themember I2 terminates in the outwardly extending female portion I6, andreceived between the member I2 and beneath the flanges ll of the sidesI3 is the base I8 of a bracket I9 which bracket is adapted to receive at20 one end of the shade roller 2|. Threadably engaged at 22' with theportion I8 is the screw 23, which screw when tightened against thebottom of the channel I2 will cause abutment of the sides of the memberI8 with the flanges I1, thereby locking the bracket I9 in fixed desiredposition. i

Received within the channel member I2- is a further male channel member24 (see Fig. 1) which extends a substantial distance within the memberI2 and also includes similar bracket therein as shown, the member 29including theinwardly extending portion 30 which is received within theportion I6.;

It should be noted that .if desired the respectivemembers I2, 24, 26,and 29 can be made of rolled channel material having a substantiallysimilar cross section which provides a convenient feature for simplifiedmanufacture.

It will also be noted that the members I2 and 24 can be spread apart orbrought closer together with respect to each other, at the same timecausing a corresponding extension or closing of the members 2'6 and 29to provide for different desired widths of the framework, and at thesame time require only two screws I4 for attachment. Furthermore byloosening the screws 23 the brackets I9 can be adjusted to any desiredspacing of roller and retightened.

This unitary structure then provides allof the features of adjustabilitywithout effecting the strength or utility of the shade roller and thecurtain hanger with respect to each other and also requires only twoopenings to be provided in the wooden frame II, thereby eliminatingcompletely the objectional features of the usual small brackets of whichseveral would be required, requiring separate holes for attachment, andwithout providing the rigid and stronger features of the presentstructure.

. ous other advantages readily apparent.

Some changes may be made in the construc-, I tion and arrangement of theparts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and 1. Acombination shade and curtain hanger comprising a channelled base memberfor attachment to an upper window frame, and a further channelled memberadjustably received therein, curtain hanger members attached to saidchannelled members, said curtain hanger members including female andmale portions adapted to move corresponding to varied extension of saidfurther channel member.

2. A combination shade and curtain hanger comprising a channelled basemember for attachf ment to an upper window frame, and a furtherchannelled member adjustably receiving therechannelled member adjustablyreceived therein,

curtain hanger members attached to said channelled members, said curtainhanger members ineluding female and male portions adapted to movecorresponding-tovaried extension 'of said; further channel member, shadeholder brackets a'djustably' secured within said base channel members,said base channel members having in-' Wardly' positioned flanges, saidshade holder brackets including expanded flat portions received undersaid flanges.

4. A combination shade and curtain hanger comprising a channelled basemember for attachment to an upper window frame, and a further channelledmember adjustably received therein, curtain hanger members attached tosaid channelled members, said curtain hanger members including femaleand male portions adapted to move corresponding to varied extension ofsaid further channel member, shade holder brackets adjustably securedwithin said base channel members, said base channel members havinginwardly positioned flanges, said shade holder brackets includingexpanded flat portions receivedunder-said flanges, and provided withscrews threadably engaged with said flat portions 1 adapted to abutagainst the bottom of said base channels to cause said expanded bracketportions to be tightly retained against said flanges.

5. A combination shade and curtain hanger comprising a channelled basemember for attachment to an upper window frame, and a further channelledmember adjustably received therein,

curtain hanger members attached to said channelled members, said curtainhanger members including femaleand male portions adapted to movecorresponding to varied extension of said furtherchannel member, shadeholder brackets adjustably secured within said base channel members,said base channel members having inwardly positioned flanges, said shadeholder brackets including expanded flat portions received under saidflanges, and provided with screws threadably engaged with said flatportions adapted to abut against the bottom of said base channels tocause said expanded bracket portions tobe tightly retained against saidflanges, said base channel member having openings for the reception ofattaching screws.

' JOHN H. MASUEN.

